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  1. SwainZag
    Extremely improbable, but if you would have told me 6 weeks ago that the Twins would still be alive for the 2 seed with 5 games to play, I probably wouldn't have believed you.
  2. SwainZag
    A better comparison to both of them would be trading AJ to make room for Mauer. An All-Star in 2002, and an even better year at the dish in 2003. Traded as a 26 year old to give the starting position to Joe in 04 as a true rookie. Mauer was that special talent you compared to Acuna, Franco. in an earlier post.
  3. SwainZag
    Geez, you would have thought Buxton slept with a lot of your partners or something, the negativity is off the charts.
  4. SwainZag
    But it's not. Having a team full of gold glove players compared to a team of all below average defenders would effect ERA by a ton. Even having plus defenders at the important positions can shave off several runs over the course of the season. Two pitchers could have ERA's of 2.75 and 3.25 and pitch exactly the same, but can't change who is on the diamond behind them. It's like saying there is no better measurement to a hitter's power than HR, then point out that one player plays in a home park with fences 20-30 feet further in every field. One play could have 10 HR that traveled 331 feet that all left the short porch in right while the other play could have 10 fly outs of 331 feet which were warning track power.
  5. SwainZag
    Out of curiosity, what do you usually pay for a seat in 319?
  6. SwainZag
    Because generally teams trade veterans for young talent, not their #1 prospect?
  7. SwainZag
    Is it? Simmons line with the Twins: .223/.283/.274 OPS .558, OPS+ 57. 12 2B, 3 HR, 31 RBI in 451 PA. Correa 2023 line with Twins: .230/.312/.399 OPS .711 OPS+ 94. 29 2B. 2 3B, 18 HR, 65 RBI in 580 PA. While Carlos is having a very down year, he is still a much, much better offense player than Simmons was in his lone year with the Twins. The only statistic that is relatively close is batting average.
  8. SwainZag
    How often to you see a non-roster invitee to Spring Training turn up to in the talks to be the team's MVP at the end of the season? Pretty crazy!
  9. SwainZag
    Things almost got interesting today as Baltimore had the 1-0 lead late, but Houston came back and walked off our old friend Danny Coloumbe to avoid the sweep and maintain a 4 game lead on the Twins with 8 games to go. The win also kept them in 1st place, the M's would have overtaken them by percentage points when they finish off Oakland, currently up 6-1.
  10. SwainZag
    I would say Texas just because they had that big start and looked so good into August.
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  12. SwainZag
    Don't forget about me
  13. SwainZag
    Gotta love baseball. You can go 0-4 with 4 very ugly ABs but get redemption in the 9th and help save the day.
  14. SwainZag
    Hip-hip!
  15. SwainZag
    12:30 PM game time on a Wednesday. Outside of an actual playoff game, I don't think many teams are drawing big crowds.
  16. SwainZag
    Really no has bearing on the post season. Cincy is desperate for a win and really needs a win for their playoff lives, while the Twins almost certainly know their fate. The Twins are without Correa, Lewis, Jeffers, Kiriloff and Wallner who I would assume will all be in the lineup against a RHP in the playoffs.
  17. SwainZag
    When Greene is on he looks like a true ace. His problems are when control rears that ugly head. Walks and HR tend to be a problem for him.
  18. SwainZag
    Top 5 in the order: 0-12 with 10 K's and 1 BB.
  19. SwainZag
    Hat trick for Polonco. All looking too.
  20. SwainZag
    Hat trick for Julien
  21. SwainZag
    Holy early game. If you haven't got the chance to watch Hunter Greene pitch yet, here's your chance. Kid has incredible stuff.
  22. SwainZag
    Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Pie!
  23. SwainZag
    I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. He has been decent now for 236 PA in AAA and not good with the bat since before the Twins acquired him. He has certainly looked good this year, but with options would it be that bad having him start in AAA? I'd rather see MAT brought back and if Martin continues to excel with the bat he is a great depth option to bring up and could make MAT expendable. This all of course depends on Buck of course....
  24. SwainZag
    Good game to miss. One hell of a catch by MAT though!
  25. SwainZag
    What happened to Correa?
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